Wiener Singverein
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Mahler: Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand'
RecommendedHeather Harper, Lucia Popp, Arleen Auger (sopranos), Yvonne Minton (mezzo), Helen Watts (contralto), Rene Kollo (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Martti Talvela (bass)
Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Sängerknaben & Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Now at last Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand can be heard on record at something approaching its full, expansive stature. Here is a version from Solti which ... conveys the feeling of a great... —
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Classical Album of the Year
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Beethoven: 9 Symphonies
RecommendedGundula Janowitz (soprano), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Walter Berry (bass)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan
I'm sure it's possible to fill several pages simply discussing the relative merits of Herbert von Karajan's various recordings of the complete symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic, but in... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Bruckner: From the Archives, Vol. 5 (Remastered 2024)
Elisabeth Höngen (soloist), Nicolai Gedda (soloist), Walter Kreppel (soloist), Wilma Lipp (soloist), NDR Sinfonieorchester, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmoniker, South German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnányi, Herbert von Karajan, Han Müller-Kray
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Boulez Conducts Mahler
RecommendedComplete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Rainer Keuschnig (organ), Christine Schäfer (soprano) & Michelle Deyoung (mezzo-soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (contralto), Dorothea Röschmann (soprano), Anna Larsson (contralto), Johan Botha (tenor), Juliane Banse, Twyla Robinson, Erin Wall, Adriane Queiroz, Michelle DeYoung, Simone Schröder,...
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Building a Library, June 2016, Also Recommended
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Grammy Awards, 46th Awards (2003), Best Orchestral Performance
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Building a Library, May 2023, Also Recommended
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Beethoven Trilogy 1: Fantasia
See Siang Wong (piano), Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Singverein, Leo Hussain
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Bernstein: Mahler
Christa Ludwig (contralto), Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Joseph Flummerfelt (chorus master), James McCarthy (chorus master), Jaap van Zweden (violin), Helmut Wittek (boy soprano), Friedrich Pfeiffer (horn), Dame Margaret Price (soprano), Rudolf Scholz (organ), Kenneth Riegel (tenor), José van Dam...
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Beethoven: 9 Symphonies
Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), José van Dam (bass), Helmuth Froschauer (chorusmaster), Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan
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Haydn: The Creation
RecommendedGundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Werner Krenn, Walter Berry, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Wiener Singverein & Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
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Building a Library, July 2004, Mid-Price Choice
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Anja Kampe, Daniel Sindram, Burkhard Fritz, René Pape
Wiener Symphoniker, Wiener Singverein, Philippe Jordan
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
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Handel/Mozart: Timotheus oder die Gewalt der Musik
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Werner Güra (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass)
Concentus Musicus Wien & Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
It is immediately evident from the Overture that the orchestral sound is going to be rich and ponderous, and, although Harnoncourt works wonders in varying the dynamics and getting the rhythms... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2013, Disc of the Month
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